ONE LAST THING
I’ve written before how low the bar is for enjoyment these days, but things reached a new level this week when I danced with a stranger in Tesco’s pet food aisle.
Our local store has started playing piped music. In came Twisting The Night Away and before I knew it me and a woman in a bright yellow mac with an overloaded trolley were throwing shapes by the Pedigree Chum. It quite made my weekend. But if the bar for good times is low, then the one for what passes as conversation is on the floor. With nowhere to go and so little to do, my other half and I have descended into a world of dull.
Top repartee of late has included: ‘This oven glove isn’t as good as the last one we had’ ‘I’ve sorted out the spare sheets of bubble wrap’
‘The caulis were on offer so I bought two’
It’s got so bad we now have a little bell which we take in turns to ‘ting’ to signify another stupefyingly boring thing one of us has said to the other.
Trust me, the winter nights are flying by.
Can you even remember the last time you wore jeans? If you’re dreading the thought of squeezing your legs into skinny jeans, fear not, this season’s denim offering is all about comfort.
Straight-leg and mom jeans are top of the denim agenda, as well big-collared shirts and pinafore style dresses.
PRIMULA VULGARIS
The English primrose is now blossoming in woodlands and roadside verges and is a sure sign that spring is here.
One of the nation’s favourite flowers, its name derives from the Latin “prima rosa” meaning the first rose to appear, although it’s not related to the rose family. Providing early pollen for bees, this cheerful little perennial with its pale yellow scented flowers looks lovely planted under trees but doesn’t like to dry out. Occasionally in the wild some of the flowers may be pink.